Lee Gooderham

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The legacy of Second World War Unexploded
Bombs within the Thames Gateway

Thursday 24th January 2008, 6:45pm for 7:30pm.

At the height of the Blitz, the German bombers used the River Thames as a navigational aid to bomb London.  On their return from the sorties any unused bombs would be dropped over secondary targets along the banks of the river.  One of these targets was Joyce Green Hospital in Dartford.  Experts have calculated that approximately 10% of all bombs dropped failed to explode as designed.  Given the soft geology, many of these bombs penetrated to depths which could not be accessed by bomb disposal teams. Furthermore, the locations of many other unexploded bombs were never witnessed.  With the current focus on regenerating the Thames Gateway, there is the potential for construction work to encounter these dormant unexploded bombs.

 

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Lee Gooderham BSc(Hons) FGS
UK Operations Manager
RPS Explosives Engineering Team

Lee runs the UK & European side of the business providing consultancy and risk mitigation measures on sites that are contaminated with explosives and unexploded ordnance.  

Lee graduated from the University of Greenwich in 2000, attaining a First Class BSc in Geology & Physical Geography, before joining the Royal Ordnance Environmental Services Team. Here he was mainly involved in the site investigation and remediation of Ministry of Defence land and former weapons manufacturing sites.  

Prior to his direct employment with RPS (commencing in 2005) Lee worked for 4 years in the commercial Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) sector. His principle role was the project management of explosive ordnance survey & clearance projects on military training areas, Brownfield redevelopments and battle areas around the World.  He has worked for a range of clients in the UK, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Dartford

RPS Explosives Engineering Team

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